1950s Vintage Cartier Paris 18ct Gold and Lapis Lazuli Turtle Brooch feed-gender-unisex crisp 18ct white gold

crisp 18ct white gold

This late Victorian 15ct gold tie pin is an exquisite example of an antique stick pin

featuring a crescent moon set with lustrous seed pearls and a radiant star centred with a ruby

The textured gold setting adds period detail

" gained significant significance during the reign of Queen Victoria

1950s Vintage Cartier Paris 18ct Gold and Lapis Lazuli Turtle Brooch feed-gender-unisex crisp 18ct white goldA truly delightful and rare Cartier brooch in the form of a 18ct gold turtle with a lapis lazuli body and diamond eyes. It has five gold spikes on its lapis body. It was made in 1948 and would make a wonderful addition to any antique jewellery collection. It looks superb on a woman or a man. It is signed and numbered: Cartier, Paris, 11 1139 Literature: Amazing Cartier. Jewelry Design since 1937, Nadine Coleno, Flammarion, Paris 2009 English edition,